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Pregnancy Update - Week 29

Monday, April 29, 2013

How far along: 29
weeks

Thoughts: Mid
July seems so close when I think about all we still have left to prepare for
baby girl…are we ready to be parents??? But Mid July also seems so far away
when I think of how much larger I am going to get. But no matter what, I am so
ready to snuggle my sweet baby girl.

Advice: I’ve been
getting a lot of advice from my sister lately about breast feeding and
schedules, I simply have no idea where to start! I’m so thankful and happy that
my sister is going through it all now so she can teach me everything she knows.
And she has been awesome at answering every. single. question. Also, my
sweet friend Courtney lent me the Baby Whisperer and I cannot wait to start
reading it (hopefully this week!); Courtney and her husband Dane already have
their 7 week old baby sleeping 7-8 hours!

Baby: She weighs
2 and a half pounds and is roughly the size of a butternut squash; measuring
over 15 inches long from head to heel. According to my Baby Center app, her
head is growing bigger to make room for her developing brain. I’m so happy to
read about her developing brain, but I’m fearful of the size of her head. Both
Tolar and I have HUGE heads, so we know this little girl has no chance of a
normal sized one.

Movement: Home
girl has been so active lately. One day last week she kicked me nearly all day
long. I love to feel it because it lets me know she is growing. Tolar has been
able to feel her kick almost every time I grab his hand and we even have seen
my belly move whenever she kicks.

Sleep: Still not
sleeping well and I know it’s only going to get worse. I constantly flip from
side to side because I’m so uncomfortable and occasionally my left leg will go
numb. My doctor says that I can prop myself up to sleep so I somewhat resemble
laying on my back, although I’m sitting up more than anything. That has seemed
to help.

Food: If the pictures
above don’t prove it, I don’t know what will – but I have had QUITE the sweet
tooth lately. Milkshakes, ice cream, candy, cookies you name it I want it. I
MUST get a handle on this sweet tooth.

Preparing for baby: Baby
girl’s closet is full! I’m talking clothes on both racks. Me, my sister, my
mom, my mother in law and a friend from work have all filled that closet to the
brim. Also, this weekend I taped the chevron wall in the nursery and Tolar
painted (tutorial coming soon!). Now that the painting is complete, I feel like
the nursery is really coming together. The bedding should arrive in a couple
weeks and I am constantly looking for décor to add. My sister and mom are
throwing me my first shower in two weeks and I am super excited! Can’t wait to
reunite with old friends and family.

Prayer request: I
simply ask that you pray for our baby girl to continue to grow and be a super
healthy baby. Thanks in advance for praying for us!

And while you all in the pregnancy/baby spirit, go check out
Still Being Molly as I’m giving away a $25 LOFT gift card on her blog today.
She’s a fab mama to be herself, only 4 weeks behind me!

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To continue your hopping around the internet, please pop on over to Life’s A Journey and meet Colleen. This is
one special lady with a heart completely devoted to Jesus. Colleen and I first “met”
when we were paired up for the Fall Favorites Swap and we were both equally as
thrilled to learn that the other was a Christian. And this lady is a true
inspiration living out a God first life! She has said so herself that she loves
people that others find hard to love. Wow! Just reading that sentence makes me
want to be a better person. We all need a little Colleen in our lives.

Whenever I first visit a new blog, I always check out their
About Me page and Colleen’s definitely shows you just how big her heart for
Jesus and inner city children really is. She is so amazing, quite the person to
look up to. I can only wish to be half as compassionate of a person as Colleen
is. You must read this post that Colleen wrote about a 13 year old boy that she
once worked with. My heart breaks for him and for her (read the post to get the
whole story) and I absolutely am joining Colleen in prayer that this young boy
realizes there is so much more for him in this life.

And another post to really illustrate what an inspiration
and true gift that Colleen is to this earth and the inner city kids is this fab
post about her kitchen window. Just reading through it makes me want to pull up
a chair beside her and enjoy fun conversations with all of her kids who seek
solace in her house. I can guarantee that you will be lifted up reading
through Life’s A Journey. Her faith is amazing and completely contagious. Go
check it out today!

I better see a pic of that chevron wall soon girl!! Insane that you will be 30 weeks soon!!!!!! EEEK!! And I am reading baby wise right now, can't wait to get our guy to sleep through the night by 8 weeks (crossing fingers haha)

I'm also 29 weeks pregnant with my first (also a girl!) and I have to say, I've been experiencing every single symptom you have right down to the sweet tooth. It seems all of my cravings now are for sweet things. I'm due July 13th. :)

Hope you are able to get some sleep soon! (I'm not. It's 1:01am and I couldn't sleep, so I wound up here!)